I distinctly remember one of the first times I wanted to grow up. My family was visiting Disneyland, and we were going...
I don’t know if there is a name for this in-between time. ...
The bulk of the rest of Jeremiah describes Jeremiah’s trials as a prophet (chapters 35-45), his oracles against the nations (chapters 46-51)...
Conflict and difficulty aren’t unusual for people trying to follow God’s direction. Conflict and struggle associated with taking risks may be signs that we’re exactly where we need to be.
I want to bring up something that church people don’t talk about very often. Why don’t we talk about it? I don’t...
If I was completely honest with you I would tell you that I’m tired.
Purity of heart arises not from perfection of our will, but from reception of God’s grace.
“Fear is good; change is bad.” This is the family motto in DreamWorks’ new 3-D animated feature "The Croods." It’s a storyline...
Three of my kids take piano lessons from the same teacher, so they take turns going first. They determined the order themselves several months ago. I thought it was all settled. It shouldn’t...
In order to grow and maintain a clear sense of SoulPurpose for yourself, we believe you need five particular components in your...
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Red Letter Believers has a collection of High Calling blog posts about Sabbath. This is worth a read. Sabbath is so counter-cultural that the Church in America ignores it even though it is...
“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things...
The dust swirled in the hot humid air as I trudged home from school. I slipped the report card next to Mom’s...
In yesterday's reflection, we saw that Christian growth as pictured in Ephesians 4:11-16 is mainly corporate. Though individual believers are to "no...
Experienced engineers will take less pay in exchange for a sane work schedule and fulfilling relationships.
It is easy for a pastor to get “tunnel vision.” That tunnel vision comes from a semi-isolation factor inherent from the nature of the job. For years I had preached about holding out...
How do you take a picture of a million people? Howard Butt, Jr. suggests a different way of bringing things into focus.
In 1982, when I was a sophomore at Baylor University, Tony Campolo spoke at a state-wide gathering of Christian college students. By the end of his sermon, provincial scales had fallen from my...
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